Data for 2017

Global Militarisation Index, 2017

Figures for 2017, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2017 covers 152 countries. Israel is highest, at 278.96; Haiti is lowest, at 2.38. The middle country reads 101.29. Against 2016, 152 values changed (55 up, 97 down), 1 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2017

HighestIsrael

278.96

LowestHaiti

2.38

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

152countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
152distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2017, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2017: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	IsraelISRWestern Asia	278.96	Middle East
2	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	234.40	East Asia
3	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	232.41	Middle East
4	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	228.44	East Asia
5	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	225.57	Middle East
6	OmanOMNWestern Asia	225.27	Middle East
7	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	217.89	Eastern Europe
8	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	216.06	Middle East
9	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	215.42	Eastern Europe
10	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	211.61	Middle East
11	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	211.25	Middle East
12	JordanJORWestern Asia	208.88	Middle East
13	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	199.26	Western Europe
14	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	193.36	Western Europe
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	192.39	East Asia
16	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	190.81	Eastern Europe
17	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	186.66	North Africa
18	BelarusBLREastern Europe	178.34	Eastern Europe
19	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	163.79	East Asia
20	IraqIRQWestern Asia	162.88	Middle East
21	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	162.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
22	UkraineUKREastern Europe	160.73	Eastern Europe
23	United StatesUSANorthern America	155.73	North America
24	CubaCUBCaribbean	154.85	Central America and the Caribbean
25	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	154.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
26	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	154.25	East Asia
27	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	152.41	North Africa
28	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	152.11	Western Europe
29	IranIRNSouthern Asia	149.16	Middle East
30	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	148.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
31	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	148.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	147.38	East Asia
33	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	145.64	East Asia
34	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	145.38	Western Europe
35	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	145.25	Middle East
36	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	144.85	Sub-Saharan Africa
37	VenezuelaVENSouth America	143.98	South America
38	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	143.87	Central Europe
39	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	142.69	Central Europe
40	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	142.06	Central Europe
41	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	140.87	South Asia
42	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	139.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
43	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	139.07	Eastern Europe
44	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	138.91	South Asia
45	UruguayURYSouth America	137.01	South America
46	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	134.04	North Africa
47	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	133.87	Central Europe
48	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	132.43	Central Europe
49	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	131.07	Central Europe
50	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	127.79	Sub-Saharan Africa
51	ChileCHLSouth America	127.37	South America
52	PolandPOLEastern Europe	127.19	Central Europe
53	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	124.63	Western Europe
54	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	120.38	Central Asia
55	GabonGABMiddle Africa	119.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
56	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	118.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
57	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	115.98	North Africa
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	115.95	East Asia
59	ColombiaCOLSouth America	115.86	South America
60	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	114.60	Sub-Saharan Africa
61	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	114.50	South Asia
62	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	113.10	Western Europe
63	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	111.98	Western Europe
64	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	111.80	Oceania
65	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	111.72	Central Asia
66	YemenYEMWestern Asia	111.68	Middle East
67	FranceFRAWestern Europe	110.48	Western Europe
68	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	110.22	Western Europe
69	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	109.54	Central Europe
70	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	109.46	Western Europe
71	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	106.14	Western Europe
72	BoliviaBOLSouth America	105.40	South America
73	PeruPERSouth America	103.88	South America
74	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	102.59	Sub-Saharan Africa
75	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	102.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	101.81	Central Europe
77	MaliMLIWestern Africa	100.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	100.67	Central Europe
79	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	96.91	East Asia
80	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	96.86	Central Europe
81	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	96.20	South Asia
82	GuineaGINWestern Africa	96.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	TogoTGOWestern Africa	95.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
84	EcuadorECUSouth America	95.24	South America
85	ItalyITASouthern Europe	94.18	Western Europe
86	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	93.72	Sub-Saharan Africa
87	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	92.47	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	91.21	Western Europe
89	SenegalSENWestern Africa	91.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
90	SpainESPSouthern Europe	90.68	Western Europe
91	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	90.60	South Asia
92	CanadaCANNorthern America	90.20	North America
93	NicaraguaNICCentral America	89.54	Central America and the Caribbean
94	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	88.26	Central Europe
95	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	87.91	Central Europe
96	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	87.29	Eastern Europe
97	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	85.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	85.18	East Asia
99	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	85.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	NigerNERWestern Africa	84.12	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	82.90	Western Europe
102	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	82.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
103	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	81.29	Western Europe
104	HondurasHNDCentral America	80.83	Central America and the Caribbean
105	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	80.61	Western Europe
106	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	80.38	Central Europe
107	FijiFJIMelanesia	78.66	Oceania
108	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	76.77	Central America and the Caribbean
109	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	76.47	Western Europe
110	BeninBENWestern Africa	75.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	BrazilBRASouth America	74.36	South America
112	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	74.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	72.71	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	71.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	70.27	Oceania
116	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	69.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
117	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	68.47	East Asia
118	ArgentinaARGSouth America	68.40	South America
119	ParaguayPRYSouth America	68.14	South America
120	GuyanaGUYSouth America	67.82	South America
121	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	67.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	67.23	South Asia
123	KenyaKENEastern Africa	67.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	JapanJPNEastern Asia	66.75	East Asia
125	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	64.99	East Asia
126	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	61.74	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	60.13	Central Asia
128	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	59.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	58.87	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	58.77	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	57.74	Central America and the Caribbean
132	BelizeBLZCentral America	55.76	Central America and the Caribbean
133	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	54.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
134	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	54.49	Central America and the Caribbean
135	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	53.01	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	52.60	East Asia
137	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	52.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
138	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	51.13	Western Europe
139	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	49.67	Central Europe
140	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	49.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	48.50	Central America and the Caribbean
142	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	42.75	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	41.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
144	MexicoMEXCentral America	41.53	Central America and the Caribbean
145	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	39.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	38.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.70	Central America and the Caribbean
148	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
149	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	33.33	Sub-Saharan Africa
150	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	32.29	Western Europe
151	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	17.39	Oceania
152	HaitiHTICaribbean	2.38	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel278.96
#2Singapore234.40
#3Bahrain232.41
#4Brunei228.44
#5Saudi Arabia225.57

Lowest

#152Haiti2.38
#151Papua New Guinea17.39
#150Malta32.29
#149Cabo Verde33.33
#148Mauritius37.35

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 101.29. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
152values changed, of 152 in both
55 · 97rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Venezuela88.86 → 143.98+55.12
Guatemala41.65 → 57.74+16.09
Malawi44.48 → 54.83+10.35
Angola138.55 → 148.26+9.70
Honduras71.75 → 80.83+9.07

Fell most

South Sudan141.89 → 102.59−39.29
Sierra Leone72.32 → 38.45−33.87
Libya162.91 → 134.04−28.87
Singapore258.30 → 234.40−23.90
Cameroon78.50 → 58.87−19.63

− Laos

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2017). Global Militarisation Index, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2017

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